Chapel Hill High School held a ceremony to dedicate an ambulance donated by the South Orange Rescue Squad to the school’s EMT program last Thursday. The ambulance donation comes at a time when the United States is struggling with a shortage of EMTs and paramedics, a challenge exacerbated by COVID-19.
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Counterculture Week kicks off Monday at 8 p.m. and will run until Sunday. The week features in-person and virtual events, including a fashion show. It focuses on encouraging humanity and normalizing kindness.
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Tracks Local Music Fest, a free outdoor concert in downtown Chapel Hill, will be held for the first time at CURRENT ArtSpace + Studio at 123 West Franklin St. on Saturday from 3 to 7 p.m. Chapel Hill Community Arts & Culture is collaborating with Carolina Performing Arts to host the concert.
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Project Graduation — which organizes a drug- and alcohol-free graduation party for high school seniors — will celebrate its 30th anniversary this summer. This will be the first in-person event since 2019.
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Chapel Hill celebrates Kids to Parks Day at the Chapel Hill Community Center Park. The event aims to connect both kids and families to the outdoors. Sammy Bauer, who is hosting a program at the event, said having events like Kids to Parks Day helps to improve the prospects of Chapel Hill’s local environment for the future.
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The Community Care Program, a part of the Cardiovascular Health Education Campaign, provides free health screenings to residents in the Triangle. They also partner with UNC club Heart for the Homeless Carolina to educate residents education on cardiovascular health.
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N.C. Sen. Valerie Foushee, D-Chatham, Orange, won the Democratic nomination for the fourth congressional U.S. House district seat and Courtney Geels won the Republican nomination, according to unofficial primary election results.
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André Richmond, Anne Purcell, Will Atherton and Sarah Smylie were elected to the Orange County Schools Board of Education. Richmond and Purcell are new to the board, while Atherton and Smylie are incumbents.
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Democratic incumbent Mark Chilton will serve a third term as Orange County register of deeds after defeating challenger Penny Rich in Tuesday's election.
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N.C. Rep. Graig Meyer, D-Caswell, Orange and Republican candidate Landon Woods are projected to win their respective primary elections for the N.C. Senate District 23 seat, according to unofficial results. They will face off in the general election for the two-year term as a state senator.
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Jeff Nieman is projected to win the Democratic primary election for district attorney for District 18, according to unofficial results. After his win on Tuesday, Nieman will run unopposed in the general election since no other parties had candidates run in District 18.
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Renée Price has won the Democratic nomination for North Carolina House of Representatives District 50, according to unofficial results. Price defeated opponent Matt Hughes with 72 percent of the votes in the district, which is composed of Orange and Caswell counties. Hughes received 28 percent.
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Allen Buansi is projected to win the Democratic nomination for N.C. House of Representatives District 56, based on unofficial primary election results. In a neck-and-neck race, he defeated Jonah Garson for the position.
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Posada will be the first openly gay Latino serving in North Carolina when he takes office in June. He will take over the seat vacated by Damon Seils when he was elected mayor of Carrboro in November. Posada will serve the remainder of Seils' council term, which ends in 2023.
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In the Tuesday primary elections, Orange County voters cast their ballots for several federal, state, county and local positions. Several Chapel Hill voters said they also thought about the overturning of Roe v. Wade when going out to vote, while others said they vote in every election, simply to have their voices heard. “I never thought I would live this long to see our democracy so at risk and our Constitutional rights being taken away from us,” 76 year old Chapel Hill resident Margaret Rich said.
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North Carolina ranks eighth highest in the nation for infant mortality, according to data examined by the North Carolina Child Fatality Task Force in its 2022 Annual Report.
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Music Maker Foundation is holding a series of free concerts at Carrboro Town Commons every Friday evening from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. between May 13 to June 10. Performing tomorrow night is Herman Hitson, an American guitarist who has collaborated with artists like Bobby Womack, The Drifters and Jimi Hendrix.
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Neiman and Taber will face off in the Democratic primary election on May 17, and the winner will run unopposed in the general election. No other parties had candidates run in District 18, which includes Orange and Chatham counties.
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To help first-years navigate the food scene near campus, here is a list of some of the popular restaurants around Franklin Street.
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On May 17, seven candidates will vie for the four open seats on the Orange County Schools Board of Education. The candidates running for a position on the board include two incumbents and five newcomers. Those elected will serve a four-year term.
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